Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Environment and Housing providing an update on progress made towards commissioning a new advice service for Leeds, including the outcomes of the review of advice services across the city and the market-sounding exercise to determine the capability of potential providers of the service.

The Director of Environment and Housing submitted a report providing an update on the progress which had been made towards commissioning a new advice service for Leeds. The report included the outcomes of the review on the provision of advice services across the city and the market-sounding exercise undertaken to determine the capability of potential providers of the service.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That subject to ongoing successful negotiations, agreement be given for a 3 year contract with capacity for two one year extensions to be put in place with the Leeds Advice Consortium, for the Consortium to deliver a new advice service for Leeds from early 2014 onwards. (The value of the contract will be approximately £1,360,000 per year (£1,230,000 from Environment and Housing Directorate and £135,000 from Children’s Services). The size of the contract may increase if current funding for advice via Adult Social Care and Public Health, is invested from April 2014 onwards).

(b)  That the responsibility for the new advice service be transferred from the Director of Environment and Housing to the authority of the Assistant Chief Executive (Citizens and Communities).